Polyphase generators



17, 1965 D. B.IHARRINGTON 3,201,627

POLYPHASE GENERATORS 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 6, 1960 INVENTOR Aflys.

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United States Patent 3,201,627 POLYPHASE GENERATORS Dean B. Harrington,Saratoga, N.Y., assignor to General Electric Company, a corporation ofNew York Filed Oct. 6, 1960, Ser. No. 61,008 18 Claims. (Cl. 310-198)The present invention relates to dynamoelectric machines, and moreparticularly to improved armature windings for polyphase generators oflarge size.

A conventional turbine-driven polyphase generator of large sizecomprises a stationary armature element and a cooperating rotatablefield element, and may be operative to generate 3-phase electric powerat a frequency of 60 cycles, whereby the field element, if of 4-poleconstruction, is rotated at 1800 r.p.m. In the generator, the armatureelement or core is formed of magnetizable material and is normallyprovided with an elongated cylindrical opening therethrough that isbounded by a number of angularly spaced-apart Winding slots, in which acomposite 3-phase Winding is carried, the armature winding includingthree individual phases that are often connected in Y or star relationto supply the load.

The field element is also formed of magnetizable mate rial and isnormally of the elongated cylindrical-rotor type and carries a fieldwinding, the field element being arranged in the armature opening andbeing operative upon rotation to induce phase voltages in the respectivephases of the armature winding. Ordinarily, each phase of the armatureWinding includes a number of phase belts, each provided with a pluralityof series connected coils, each having two coil sides, the coil sidesbeing distributed in the winding slots of the armature element; thearmature winding is arranged in two layers so that each winding slotreceives two of the coil sides respectively disposed in the top and inthe bottom thereof; and each of the coil sides includes an insulatingcasing enclosing the conductors thereof for the purpose of electricallyinsulating the coil side from the contiguous coil side and from thearmature element. In directly cooled machines, each of the winding slotsalso accommodates facility for cooling the two contained coil sides,which cooling facility ordinarily includes a duct arrangement throughwhich a current of air or other gas or stream of liquid is forced;whereby each of the slots must accommodate two of the coil sides, aswell as the cooling facility therefor; and each of the coil sidesincludes the conductors thereof and the enclosing insulating casing.

Now in the design of polyphase generators, there is an ever-increasingdemand for greater power ratings; whereby the competition for space inthe armature between the magnetic material thereof and the winding slotstherein, and among the several elements arranged in each winding slotthereof presents design problems of ever-increasing complexity.

Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to providein a polyphase generator, an improved arrangement of the compositearmature winding so that an increased power output may be realized froma generator structure of given physical dimensions, whereby the poweroutput per unit volume of the generator construction is substantiallyincreased.

Another object of the invention is to provide a polyphase generatorhaving a relatively high power output rating and a relatively lowvoltage rating and comprising a composite armature winding provided withthree paral- V azerszt Patented Aug. 17, 1955 lel circuits per phase perset of four poles in which the circulating current losses caused by theunbalanced voltages in the parallel circuits are negligible.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dynamoelectric machineprovided with a polyphase winding including in each phase thereof threeparallel circuits that are arranged in a number of a set of four phasebelts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dynamoelectric machineof the character described, wherein each of the three parallel circuitsin each phase includes either two series connected sections respectivelydisposed in two of the four phase belts or three series connectedsections respectively disposed in three of the four phase belts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dynamoelectric machineof the character described, wherein each of the three parallel circuitsin each phase includes either three series connected sectionsrespectively disposd in three of the four phase belts or four seriesconnected sections respectively disposed in the four phase belts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dynamoelectric machineof the character described, wherein each of the three parallel connectedcircuits in each phase of the winding includes eight series connectedcoils each having two coil sides, wherein the coil sides mentioned arearranged in predetermined sequences in the slots provided in themagnetizable core structure, so as to minimize voltage and phaseunbalance among the individual ones of the three parallel connectedcircuits in each phase.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dynamoelectric machineof the character described comprising a winding including three parallelconnected circuits per phase, each circuit includes eight seriesconnected coils distributed in a predetermined sequence in a number offour phase belts, each phase belt including six contiguous windingslots.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a dynamoelectricmachine comprising a polyphase 3-circuit, 4-pole armature winding havinga pattern so that the relative heating thereof is not materially inexcess of 1.04.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a dynamoelectricmachine comprising a 3-phase, 3-circuit, 4-pole armature Windingarranged in seventy-two slots provided in a magnetizable core structure.

Further features of the invention pertain to the particular arrangementof the elements of the polyphase generator, whereby the above-outlinedand additional operating features thereof are attained.

The invention, both as to its organization and principle of operation,together with further objects and advantages thereof, will best beunderstood by reference to the following specification, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a diagrammatic illustration of a portion of a dynamoelectricmachine provided with an armature winding embodying the presentinvention, the machine being in the form of a generator of 4-pole,3-phase, 72- slot core construction, the armature winding having threeparallel circuits per phase, only one phase of the 3- phase armaturewinding being illustrated;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical developed View of thearmature element of the generator and the 3-phase armature windingcarried in the slots of the core thereof; and

FIG. 3 is a combined schematic diagram of the phase belt arrangement inthe armature winding and a vectorial diagram of the phase voltagecomponents induced in the different coils of the armature winding.

Referring now to FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawings, there is illustrated adynamoelectric machine ill in the form of of a turbine-driven generator,and embodying the features of the present invention. The generator W isof the 4- pole, 3-phase, 3-circuit type, and comprises a stationaryarmature element or core 1 1 of magnetizable material and a cooperatingrotary field element represented by the poles respectively indicated atN, S, N and S. The core 11 compnises seventy-two slots 12; and a twolayer 3-phase winding '13 carried by the core 1-1. The winding 13comprises the three phases, A, B and C. and consists of seventy twocoils, each including two coil sides 14 and an end turn or connector 15,as well as a regular connecting end strap 16. In FIG. 1, only phase A ofthe winding 13 is illustrated; however, in F-lG. 2, the arrangement ofthe coil sides :14 in all three phases A, B and C is illustrated. Moreparticularly, in the generator ill, the pole pitch is eighteen slots ofthe core 11; and in the armature winding 13, the coils are cho-r-dedhaving a coil pitch equal to of the pole pitch, as illustrated in FIGS.1 and 2. However, it will be understood that the invention is readilyapplicable to other coil pitches, as explained more fully below.

A-s-indicated in FIG. 3, the winding 13 comprises six positive phasebelts (respectively designated A, B, C, A, B and C) and six negativephase belts (respectively designated A, B, Cf, A', B and C) that arearranged in sequence about the core 11. Each of the phase beltscomprises a section of one or two of the three parallel connectedcircuits in the corresponding phase, and each circuit in each phasecomprises two or three sections disposed in two or three of the fourphase belts. The various sections of each of the three parallelconnected circuits in the various ones of the tour phase belts A, A, Aand A in phase A are properly poled and connected in series relation,since two of the phase belts are respectively under the two north polesN and N, while the other of the two phase belts are respectively underthe two south poles S and S, so that the phase voltages respectivelyinduced therein are substantially of the same magnitude andsubstantially in-phase; whereby phase A of the winding 13 comprises thethree parallel connected circuits.

Still referring to FIG. 3, each of the twelve phase belts of the winding13 subtends sixty electrical degrees and includes six coils. it will benoted that the positive phase lbelt A includes only coils of circuits 1'and 3 of phase A, that the negative phase'belt A" includes only coils ofcircuits Zand 3 of phase A, that the positive phase .belt A includesonly coils of circuits 1 and 2 of phase A, and that the negative phasebelt A includes only coils of circuit 3 of phase A.

Referring now to FIG. 1, it will be observed that the six coil sides 14of the six coils arranged in the.positive phase belt A are distributedin the winding slots 12 of the core i l in the particular pattern orsequence: 111131; that the six coil sides 14 of the six coils arrangedin the negative phase belt A are distributed in the winding slots 12 ofthe core ill in the particular pat-tern or se quence: 23-2222; that thesix coil sides 14 f the six coils arranged in the positive phase belt Aare dist-ributecl in the winding slots 12 of the core 11 in theparticular pattern or sequence: 212121; and that the six coil sides 14of the six coils arranged in the negative phase belt A" are arranged inthe winding slot-s 1-2 of the core 11 in the particularpattern orsequence: 333333.

As a consequence of this composite arrangement of the coil sides "14 ofthe three parallel connected circuits 1, 2 and 3 in the four phase beltsA A, A and 'A of phase A, the resulting voltages in the three parallelconnected circuits 1, 2 and -3 in phase A are substantially in-phase;and also these voltages are of substantially the same ma nitude.

As a matter of convenience in following the circuits in FIG. 1, the coilsides 14 included in the circuit 1 have been illustrated in solid lines,the coil sides 14 included in the circuit '2 have been illustrated inbroken lines, and the coil sides 14 included-in the circuit 3 have beenillustrated in dotted lines.

It is noted that the winding patterns of the coils included in phases Band C are identical to those of the coils included in phase A, asillustrated in FIG. 1 and described above; which condition, While notshown in FIG. 1, is fully illustrated in FIG. '2 by the arrangement anddisposition of the coil sides 14 in the winding slots 12 of the core 11.Specifically as shown in FIG. 2: phase belt B comprises the windingslots 1 to 6, inclusive, containing the coil sides 2b, lb, etc., thatare respectively, included in the two circuits in this phase belt; phasebelt A comprises the winding slots 7 to 12, inclusive, containing thecoil sides 2a, 3a, etc., that are respectively included in the twoeircuits in this phase belt; phas belt C" comprises the winding slots 13to 18, inclusive, containing the coil sides 30', etc., that arerespectively included in the two circuits in this phase belt; phasebeltB comprises the winding slots 19 to 24, inclusive, containing the coilsides 3b" that are included in the single circuit in this phase belt;phase belt A comprises the winding slots 25 to 30, inclusive, containingthe coil sides 2a', 1a, etc., that are respectively included in the twocircuits in this phase belt; phase belt C comprises the Winding slots 31to 36, inclusive containing the coil sides 20", 3c, etc., that arerespectively included in the two circuits in this phase belt; phase'beltB comprises the winding slots 37 to 42, inclusive, containing thecoilsides llb,'3b', etc., that are respectively included in the twocircuits in this phase belt; phase belt A comprises the winding slots 43to 48, inclusive, containing the coil sides 3a that are included in thesingle circuit in this phase belt; phase belt C comprises the windingslots 49 to 54 inclusive, that contain the coil sides 20", 1c, etc.,that are respectively included in the two circuits in this phase belt;phase belt B comprises the winding slots 55 to'6tl, inclusive, thatcontain the coil sides 2b", 3b", etc., that are respectively ineluded inthe two circuits in this phase belt; phase belt A comprises the windingslots 61 to 66, inclusive, containing the coil sides in, 341, etc., thatare respectively included in the two circuits in this phase belt; andphase belt C comprises the winding slots 67 to 72, inclusive, containingthe coil sides 3c that are included in the single circuit in this phasebelt. Also, the particular inclusion of the three circuits in each phasein the several phase belts :a-sindicated in FIG. 3.

Re-examining the arrangement and distribution of th circuits 1, 2 :and 3in phase A, in the four phase belts A, A, A and Arespectively.corresponding to the poles N, S, N", S, in terms of boththe occurrences and the positions thereof in the winding slots, theserelationships are set forth in Table I below:

TABLE 1 Slot Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pole N 1 1 .1 1 3 1 2 a 2 2 2 2 2 1 21 2 1 3 3 s 3 3 a TABLE II Slot Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 Circuit 1 Circuit 2Circuit 3 XX X X XX X X Before considering the performance of thearmature winding 13, it is noted that the pit. (per unit) voltage ofonly one of a number of parallel circuits in a phase comprises the ratiobetween the open circuit voltage generated in the one circuit and therated voltage of the phase, and is a measurement of the magnitude ofvoltage unbalance between the one circuit and the phase. Similarly, thephase angle displacement between the open circuit voltage generated inthe one circuit and the rated voltage of the phase is a measurement ofthe phase angle of unbalance between the one circuit and the phase.Furthermore, the relative heating in the armature winding is the highest1 R losses in one of the circuits thereof due to load current (and tocirculating currents because of the unbalance in voltages and reactancesamong the multiple circuits) divided by the PR losses due to equallydivided load currents alone. Thus the performance of phase A of thearmature winding 13 is set forth in Table III below:

Table III This exceedingly high degree of balance among the threeparallel connected circuits 1, 2 and 3 of phase A results in thenegligible relative heating in the armature winding 13 of only 1.0177(with the coil pitch of due to the exceedingly small circulatingcurrents among the three parallel connected circuits 1, 2 and 3 in phaseA.

At this point, it is mentioned that in an acceptable multi-circuitwinding of this character, the maximum allowable magnitude of voltageunbalance is 0.4%; the maximum allowable phase angle displacement is0.0026 radian or 0.15"; and when the circuits of such a winding exhibitboth magnitude of voltage unbalance and phase angle displacement, thelimits for both of these items must be appropriately decreased in orderto preserve acceptable relative heating of the winding. Moreparticularly, the relative heating of any circuit should not besubstantially in excess of about 1.040.

Accordingly, the pattern of the armature winding 13 is not onlyacceptable, but outstanding with respect to the exceedingly high degreeof voltage balance among the three parallel connected circuits in eachphase thereof and with respect to the exceedingly small phase angledisplacement among the three parallel connected circuits in each phasethereof, and with the result that there is only negligible increasedrelative heating thereof, compared to an exactly balanced winding aspreviously noted.

Furthermore, the reactances of the circuits 1, 2 and 3 in phase A areessentially equal, whereby the phase current in the phase A is dividedsubstantially equally in these three circuits; therefore the phasecurrent supplied to the load by each of the phases A, B and C of thearmature winding 13 is divided substantially equally among the circuits1, 2 and 3 therein.

Of course, it will be understood that the relative heat- 6. ing in thearmature Winding 13 employing the present winding-pattern is dependentupon the coil pitch, as well as the other design factors, such as therated flux per pole. For one particular design, the relative heating inthe circuit having the greatest heating is calculated to have the valuesas set forth in Table IV below:

Table IV Coil pitch: Relative heating an g /18 1.0099 /18 1.0210 1.0196/18 1.0430

In View of the foregoing explanation, it is apparent that theperformance of the present armature winding 13, with the coil pitchesand is outstanding, and with the coil pitch 7 is generally acceptable,and with the coil pitch is ordinarily objectionable.

Again referring to FIG. :1, it will be understood that each coil in eachcircuit in each phase belt comprises the two coil sides 14 respectivelydisposed in the top of one of the slots 12 in the core 1.1 (indicated bythe solid line through the area of the core 11) and in the bottom ofanother of the slots 12 in the core 11 (indicated by the dotted linethrough the area of the core 11), together with an end turn or connector15. Also, each two coils in each circuit in each phase belt areinterconnected by a regular connecting end strap 16, the connecting endstrap 16 extending between the out end of one of the coil sides 14 ofone of the coils and the in end of one of the coil sides 14 of .theother of the coils. Further the eight series-connected coils in each ofthe three parallel circuits 1, 2 and 3 in the phase A are disposed intwo or more of the phase belts A, A", A', and A", as previouslyexplained; whereby the coils in different ones of the phase beltsmentioned are crossconnected 'by special end straps 17, with therequired poling of the coils mentioned by virtue of the arrangementthereof in different ones of the phase belts noted. In phase A, thethree circuits 1, 2 and 3 are connected in parallel between the interminal 21 and the out terminal 22. Again referring to the paling ofthe eight coils in each of the circuits 1, 2 and 3 in phase A, it willbe Observed in FIG. 1 that each of these three circuits proceeds fromthe in terminal 21 to the out terminal 22 in phase A in the clockwisedirection in the positive phase belts A and A', and in thecounterclockwise direction in the negative phase belts A" and A", sothat the induced voltage components in each of the eight coils in eachof the three circuits are in cumulative series relation with one anotherfor the purpose previously explained.

Reverting to the arrangement and distribution of the circuits 1, 2 and 3in phase A of of the armature Winding 13, it is re-ernphasized thatTable II sets forth the basic principle of this winding pattern, whileTable 1 sets forth the specific example of this winding pattern, asillustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3; whereby other specific examples of thiswinding pattern may be readily provided. By way of illustration, anotherspecific example of this winding pattern is set forth in Table Vappearing below:

Table V Slot Position Accordingly, it will be appreciated that in TablesI and V, there are set forth two specific examples of this windingpattern incorporating the basic principle thereof these winding patternsare entirely comparable as a matter of performance in the generator Inview of the foregoing, it will be understood that while it is thus moreeconomical to provide each of the three phases A, B and C ofthe windingpattern as set forth in Table I, it is entirely feasible to utilize bothi of these specific windingpatterns of Table 1 and V in different phasesof the same armature winding 13 in the generator 10.

the winding .arrangement or pattern of the present invention isvery-advantageous in view ;of the fact that it accommodates the threeparallel connected circuits per phase in the armature winding 13,effecting a very substantial reduction in the voltages encountered inthe generator 10, while maintaining a given k.v.a. rating thereof;whereby the arrangement permits a corresponding reduction in thethickness of the insulation of the casings enclosing the coil sides 14.For example, this improved B-phase, 3-circuit, 4-pole generator runningat 1800 rpm. may produce a line voltage of 20,000 volts (line-to-line)at a rating of 666,667 k.v.a. In contrast to the present improvedgenerator, a comparable 2-circuitgenerator would produce a line voltageof 30,000 volts, while a comparable 4-circuit generator would produce aline voltage of 15,000 volts. Accordingly, the comparable 2-circuitgenerator mentioned operating at 30,000 volts would requiresubstantially more insulation in the casings enclosing the coil sides ofthe winding, While the comparable 4-circuit generator mentionedoperating at 15,000 volts would produce substantially greater currentwhich would be costly to accommodate in the lines connecting thegenerator to the power system. This improved 3-phase 3-circuit generatoreffects a ermissible reduction in the thickness of the insulation of thecasings enclosing the coil sides 14 without an undue increase in thecooling facility; whereby additional space is available in the slots 12in the core 11; which addipurposes. For example, the width of thewinding slots may be reduced so as to effect an increase in the cross-'sectional area of the magnetic material of the core 11; on the otherhand, the cross-sectional areas of the conductors of the coil sidesld'may be increased or the cross-sectional area of the cooling ductsdisposed in the slots of the core '11 may be increased.

Accordingly, it will be appreciated that the present arrangement of thearmature winding 13 reduces the voltages encountered in the generator10, permitting an intermediate voltage between an undesirable highvoltage corresponding to a 2-circuit armature winding and an undesirablelow voltage corresponding to a 4-circuit armature winding, withoutreducing the k.v.a. rating thereof; whereby the permissible reduction inthe required thicknesses of the insulation of the casings of the coilsides 14 provide the additional space in the winding slots 12 in thecore 11 that is available for utilization in design factors effecting anincreased rating of the generator 10, and without increasing thephysical dimensions thereof. In view of the foregoing, it is apparentthat there has been provided in a polyphase generator,-an improvedarmature winding arrangement that is effective substantially to increasethe power output of the generator, without increasing the physicaldimensions thereof, and that is simple and economical to manufacture.

While there has been described what is at present considered to be thepreferred embodiment of the invention,.it will be understood that.various modifications may 8. be made therein, and it is intended tocover in the appended claims all such modifications as fall Within thetrue spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A dynamoelectric machine comprising a polyphase, 3-circuit, 4-polewinding, each phase of said winding being arranged in four phase beltsand including three parallel connected circuits, each circuit in eachphase of said winding including a given number of series connected coilseach having two coil sides, the coil sides of said winding beingarranged in a predetermined pattern.

2. A dynamoelectric machine comprising a S-phase, 3- circuit, 4-polewinding, each phase of saidwinding being arranged in four phase beltsand including three parallel connected circuits, each circuit in eachphase of said winding including a given number of series connected coilseach having two coil sides, the coil sides of said winding beingarranged in a predetermined pattern.

3. A dynamoelectric machine comprising a polyphase 4-pole winding, eachphase of said Winding being arranged in four phase belts and includingthree parallel connected circuits, each circuit in each'phase of saidwinding including a given number of series connected coils each havingtwo coil sides in each phase of said winding, a first phase beltincluding coils of the first and third circuits therein and a secondphase belt including coils of the second and third circuits therein anda third phase belt including coils of the first and second circuitstherein and a fourth phase belt including coils of only the thirdcircuit therein.

4. A dynamoelectric machine comprising a polyphase 4-pole winding, eachphaseof said winding being arranged in four phase belts and includingthree parallel connected circuits, each circuit in each phase of saidwinding including a given number of series connected coils each havingtwo coil sides in each phase of said winding, a first circuit havingcoils included in the first and the third phase belts and asecondcircuit having coils included in the second and the third phasebelts and a third circuit having coils included in the first and thesecond and the fourth phase belts.

' 5. A dynamoelectric machine comprising a polyphase 4-pole winding,each phase of said winding being arranged in four phase beltsandincluding three parallel connected circuits, each circuit in each phaseof saidwind ing including eight series connected coils each having twoooil sides in each phase of said winding, a first phase belt includingfive coils of the first circuit and one coil of the third circuit and asecond phase belt including five coils of the second circuit and onecoil of the third circuit and a third phase belt including three coilsof the first circuit and three coils of the second circuit and a fourthphase belt including six coils of the third circuit.

6. A dynamoelectric machine comprising a polyphase 4-pole winding and arnrilti-slot core therefor, each phase a the coils thereof.

7. A dynamoelectric machine comprising a polyphase winding and amulti-slot core therefor, each phase of said winding including threeparallel connected circuits arranged in a plurality of seriesconnectedsections respectively disposed in a number of four phase belts,each circuit in each phase of said winding including eight seriesconnected coils each having two coil sides and arranged in correspondingones of the slots in said core, in each phase of said winding each phasebelt including'six of the coils thereof, the coil sides of said windingbeing arranged in a predetermined pattern, wherein, in each phase ofsaid winding, the adjacent coil sides in a first phase belt are disposedin the sequence: 111131, and the adjacent coil sides in a second phasebelt are disposed in the sequence: 232222, and the adjacent coil sidesin a third phase belt are disposed in the sequence: 212121, and theadjacent coil sides in a fourth phase belt are disposed in the sequence:333333; where the numerals 1, 2 and 3 respectively indicate the coilsides of the respective ones of the three parallel connected circuits inthe phase.

8. A dynamoelectric machine comprising a polyphase winding and amulti-slot core therefor, each phase of said winding including threeparallel connected circuits arranged in a plurality of series connectedsections respectively disposed in a number of four phase belts, eachcircuit in each phase of said winding including eight series connectedcoils each having two coil sides and arranged in corresponding ones ofthe slots in said core, in each phase of said winding each phase beltincluding six of the coils thereof, the coil sides of said winding beingarranged in a predetermined pattern, wherein said core is provided withtwenty-four slots per phase per set of four poles, and said winding isarranged in two layers in the slots of said core, and each of the sixcoils in each of said phase belts is chorded.

9. A dynamoelectric machine comprising a 3-phase, 4- pole winding and a72-slot core therefor, said Winding being arranged in four phase beltsand in two layers in the slots of said core, whereby the pole pitch ofsaid winding is eighteen slots of sail core, each phase of said windingincluding three parallel connected circuits arranged in a plurality ofseries connected sections respec tively disposed in a number of the fourphase belts, each circuit in each phase of said winding including eightseries connected coils each having two coil sides and arranged incorresponding ones of the slots in each core, in each phase of saidwinding each phase belt including six of the coils thereof, and each ofthe six coils in each of said phase belts being chorded.

10. The dynamoelectric machine set forth in clai1n9, wherein the coilpitch of each of said chorded coils is is- 11. The dynamoelectricmachine set forth in claim 9, wherein the coil pitch of each of saidchorded coils is 1.3/

12. The dynamoelectric machine set for in claim 9, wherein the coilpitch of each of said chorded coils is 14% 13. The dynamoelectricmachine set forth in claim 9, wherein the coil pitch of each of saidchorded coils is 15/ 14. The dynamoelectric machine set forth in claims9, wherein the coil pitch of each of said chorded coils is is- 15. Adynamoelectric machine comprising a polyphase winding, each phase ofsaid winding being arranged in four phase belts and including threeparallel connected circuits, each circuit in each phase of said windingincluding a given number of series connected coils each having two coilsides in each phase of said winding, a first phase belt including coilsof the first and second and third circuits therein and a second phasebelt including coils of the first and second and third circuits thereinand a third phase belt including coils of the second and third circuitstherein and a fourth phase belt including 1t) coils of the first andsecond and third circuits therein.

16. A dynamoelectric machine comprising a polyphase winding, each phaseof said winding being arranged in four phase belts and including threeparallel connected circuits, each circuit in each phase of said windingincluding a given number of series connected coils each having two coilsides in each phase of said winding, a first circuit having coilsincluding in the first and the second and the fourth phase belts and asecond circuit having coils included in the first and the second and thethird and the fourth phase belts and a third circuit having coilsincluded in the first and the second and the third and fourth phasebelts.

17. A dynamoelectric machine comprising a polyphase winding, each phaseof said winding being arranged in four phase belts and including threeparallel connected circuits, each circuit in each phase of said windingincluding eight series connected coils, each having two coil sides ineach phase of said winding, a first phase belt including four coils ofthe first circuit and one coil of the second circuit and one coil of thethird circuit and a second phase belt including three coils of the firstcircuit and two coils of the second circuit and one coil of the thirdcircuit and a third phase belt including four coils of the secondcircuit and two coils of the third circuit and a fourth phase beltincluding one coil of the first circuit and one coil of the secondcircuit and four coils of the third circuit.

18. A dynamoelectric machine comprising a polyphase winding and amulti-slot core therefor, each phase of said winding including threeparallel connected circuits arranged in a plurality of series connectedsections respectively disposed in a number of four phase belts, eachcircuit in each phase of said winding including eight series connectedcoils each having two coil sides and arranged in corresponding ones ofthe slots in said core, in each phase of said winding each phase beltincluding six of the coils thereof, the coil sides of said winding beingarranged in a predetermined pattern, wherein, in each phase of saidwinding, the adjacent coil sides in a first phase belt are disposed inthe sequence: 311121, and the adjacent coil sides in a second phase beltare disposed in the sequence: 212131, and the adjacent coil sides in athird phase belt are disposed in the sequence: 232232, and the adjacentcoil sides in a fourth phase belt are disposed in the sequence: 133323;where the numerals 1, 2 and 3 respectively indicate the coil sides ofthe respective ones of the three parallel connected circuits in thephase.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,015,562 9/35Kilgore 3 l0-202 2,630,541 3/53 McElligott et al 310-198 FOREIGN PATENTS1,153,761 10/57 France.

MILTON O. HIRSHFIELD, Primary Examiner. ORIS L. RADER, Examiner.

18. A DYNAMOELECTRIC MACHINUE COMPRISING A POLYPHASE WINDING AND AMULTI-SLOT CORE THEREFOR, EACH PHASE OF SAID WINDING INCLUDING THREEPARALLEL CONNECTED CIRCUITS ARRANGED IN A PLURALITY OF SERIES CONNECTEDSECTIONS RESPECTIVELY DISPOSED IN A NUMBER OF FOUR PHASE BELTS, EACHCIRCUIT IN EACH PHASE OF SAID WINDING INCLUDING EIGHT SERIES CONNECTEDCOILS EACH HAVING TWO COIL SIDES AND ARRANGED IN CORRESPONDING ONES OFTHE SLOTS IN SAID CORE, IN EACH PHASE OF SAID WINDING EACH PHASE BELTINCLUDING SIX OF THE COILS THEREOF, THE COIL SIDES OF SAID WINDING BEINGARRANGED IN AW PREDETERMINED PATTERN, WHEREIN, IN EACH PHASE OF SAIDWINDING, THE ADJACENT COIL SIDES IN A FIRST PHASE BELT ARE DIPOSED INTHE SEQUENCE: 311121, AND THE